YOUTH: Hackworth brings in eight new U-17 residentsPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 31, 8:19 p.m.U.S. under-17 national team head coach John Hackworth welcomed eight new players for the ninth year of U.S. Soccer's full-time residency program at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The semester kicked off at the beginning of January, but a few players were on trial, giving Hackworth and his staff time to evaluate which players would be invited into ...» 0 Comments

Hahnemann was in goal as Reading beat Wigan, 3-2, to move into seventh place ahead of idle Everton in the English Premier League. Hahnemann could do nothing about Emile Heskey's third-minute goal, but he failed ...» 0 Comments

Not all of the soccer news emanating out of Salt Lake City this week is bad. Much of it, yes, but not all of it.

Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon decided Monday to back the vote of a Debt Review Committee that recommended Salt Lake County reject a proposal by which $30 ...» 0 Comments

TRANSFER: Stern John moves to SunderlandPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 31, 10:06 a.m.Former MLS star Stern John was sold by Coventry of the English League Championship (second level) to rival Sunderland in a move the Black Cats hope will lead to promotion to the Premier League.

John, who signed a contract through the 2008-09 season, is Manager Roy Keane's sixth signing since the transfer window opened on Jan. 1.

U.S. OPEN CUP: MLS sets qualifying formatPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 31, 10:03 a.m.Major League Soccer's 12 U.S.-based clubs will enter the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but only eight MLS teams will compete in tournament play.

In past years, the eight MLS teams that advanced to the previous season's MLS Cup playoffs automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup's round of 16. This year, the MLS teams that finished in ...» 0 Comments

WOMEN: USA captures Four Nations TournamentPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 30, 2:18 p.m.The USA won the Four Nations Tournament for the fifth time in six trips to China with a 2-0 win over the host country on Tuesday in Guangzhou.

Needing a victory to overtake China, the Americans won on a thunderous strike from midfielder Lori Chalupny in stoppage time of the first half and an opportunistic goal from ...» 0 Comments

RIVALDO? Since Friday, news outlets have been reporting that the New York Red Bulls are locked in a bidding war with Mexican club Necaxa for former Brazilian international Rivaldo, 34, who has been playing in Greece for Olympiakos.

A source says that New York has used its second Designated Player slot, ...» 0 Comments

YOUTH: U.S. U-18 headed to Mexico tourneyPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 30, 11:46 a.m.The U.S. U-18 men's national team, coached by Bob Jenkins, will train for three days at the Home Depot Center before heading to Mexico for a 24-team tournament Feb. 3-10 where their first-round opponents will be Atlas, Saprissa, Necaxa, Estudiantes de la Plata and Santos.

Onyewu, who played in all three games for the USA at last summer's World Cup, has been with Belgium First Division's Standard Liege since 2004, after stints with French club Metz and Belgium's La Louviere. He went to Europe after ...» 0 Comments

Californian Kamani Hill, 21, made his German First Division debut for VfL Wolfsburg in a 2-1 loss to Hertha Berlin. Hill was a 68th minute sub. Benny Feilhaber ...» 0 Comments

Still a chance for Becks to come earlyPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 29, 12:41 p.m.There's a lot more time for David Beckham and Real Madrid to reverse course yet again on whether he will come to MLS earlier than the summer.

True, the European transfer window closes next Wednesday and Beckham's contract with Real doesn't officially expire until June 30. However, in the case of a player under contract moving between teams in ...» 0 Comments

Already D.C. United and Houston are in the news, both for long-term reasons as well as the here-and-now.

Because of their qualification for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, they petitioned the MLS Players' Union for permission to open preseason camp early. Permission was so granted and both teams start camp Monday, a ...» 0 Comments

For the first time, the tournament served as qualifying for both the 2007 Under-20 World Cup and 2008 Olympics. The top four teams -- Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile -- qualified for Canada '07, and Brazil and Argentina will play in the under-23 men's soccer competition at the Olympics. Argentina ...» 0 Comments

BECKHAM: Ride it like a dragonslayerPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 29, 10:18 a.m.David Beckham will appear in Disney's ''Where Dreams Come True,'' ad campaign. Beckham played the role of dragon-slaying, Sleeping Beauty character Prince Phillip.

''I'm the prince, and I'm sort of slaying a dragon, which is something I've never done before, obviously,'' said Beckham.